Cleaning Silver Jewelry

In a large bowl (large enough to fit all of the silver you may have), lay down strips of aluminum foil in the bottom of the bowl shiny side up.

Place silver cutlery in the bowl on top of the aluminum foil strips. The silver must come in contact with the aluminum foil.

Pour boiling water onto the cutlery and cover with water. Then sprinkle three tablespoons of baking soda over the silver.

Soak this for ten minutes, rinse well with water and dry.

Note: This only works for real silver. Don't use it for hollow handled knives or glued pieces of silver. This will also work on silver jewelry. Do this when your silver is heavily soiled. You do not want to do this on a regular basis. Do "not" use this method to clean silver jewelry with stones.

For more information, these tips came from the website below.http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/lv_household_tips/article/0,2041,DIY_14119_4774678,00.html (09/13/2006)

Cleaning Silver Jewelry

The best thing in this case may be to get a container of liquid silver cleaner from the jewelry department at Wal - oops are we allowed to name stores? Anyway it practically lasts forever (for small items like jewelry) and works very fast and there won't be a chance that it's harmful to the silver.

Cleaning Silver Jewelry

Cleaning Silver Jewelry

The best silver cleaner I have found is a liquid silver cleaner called Silvermate. I have used it for years and it is non-hazardous and very easy to use. If you don't like scrubbing or polishing, try it. (04/15/2009)